YiWen Hon was part of GWL’s amazing team of volunteers in 2012 and has stayed in touch after moving away from Glasgow. In this post she shares with us what she gained from her time at GWL.
Author: Gabrielle
Volunteer opportunity with the National Lifelong Learning Project
We are looking for a volunteer to assist our colleague Lorna Stevenson, the project worker, in supporting a women’s history group in Clydebank to develop a Memory Box about women’s history in West Dunbartonshire.
What is volunteering at GWL like?
Anabel joined the team in 2012, initially to get involved with the Women Make History women’s heritage walks, but over the years has taken on many other roles. Find out from in this short video what she enjoys most about volunteering with us.
Joining our Board of Directors
I’d encourage any woman thinking of volunteering with GWL to go for it – you’ll learn a lot!
Who volunteers at GWL?
We have the most fantastic team of volunteers, and every one of the 70 strong team brings their own interests and skills. So there is no typical GWL volunteer, just like there is no typical GWL learner. Find out more about on of our volunteers, Carol, who has been volunteering with GWL since 2011.
For women, by women
What struck me about GWL was that I had never encountered such a long-running, impactful and all-encompassing model for a non-profit that was specifically for women, by women.
Young Critics reviews of Scottish Ballet’s The Crucible with Ten Poems
Here are two of our Young Critics first reviews, both of The Crucible with Ten Poems.
Is GWL for me?
I began volunteering at Glasgow Women’s Library somewhat apprehensively while I was at university. I wasn’t sure it would be the sort of place for me and I wasn’t entirely confident or comfortable surrounded by strangers.
A review of Palestinian poet Maya Abu Al-Hayat’s conversation with Magi Gibson
A review of Palestinian poet Maya Abu Al-Hayat in conversation with GWL Reader in Residence Magi Gibson, following the recent publication of A Bird Is Not A Stone, a collection of contemporary Palestinian poetry with Scottish translations.
A conversation with Laura Marney
Our volunteer Gillian reviews a conversation between novelist and 21 Revolutions contributor Laura Marney and GWL reader in residence Magi Gibson.